There are two words one resembles the "state of rest" and the other is related to "writing/reading material".

Can you name these two words which also sound similar?

The Puzzle: Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd issued in 1882, offering $1000 as a prize for the best answer showing how to arrange the seven figures and the eight 'dots' .4.5.6.7.8.9.0. which would add up to 82

If you toss a coin 10 times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?

Find the next number in the series below.

6 18 270 72090 ?

A man is walking down a road with a basket of eggs. As he
is walking he meets someone who buys one-half of his eggs
plus one-half of an egg.
He walks a little further and meets another person who buys
one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg.
After proceeding further he meets another person who buys
one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg. At this point, he
has sold all of his eggs, and he never broke an egg.
How many eggs did the man have to start with?

John said, "If yesterday was tomorrow, today would be Friday."

When did John make this statement?

You knock a Table over in the library, and suddenly 20 eyes are looking at you.

In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

Can you complete the sequence puzzle?

AR TA GE CA LE VI LI _

In the given figure, you can see that four match sticks are used to form a square. Can you form five squares by using six matches?